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747334

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have registered an increase in the number of attacks on the British Muslim community.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We condemn any attacks against people on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity. Where a crime is motivated by race or religion it will be treated as a hate crime and the perpetrator will receive a higher sentence. The police now record religiously based hate crimes by faith. The figures for hate crime in 16/17 will be published in October.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling hate crime and we have in place a comprehensive Hate Crime Action Plan to drive forward action against such crimes. The action plan includes additional funding for projects to tackle hate crime at local level and to protect places of worship from hate crime. A further £1M to protect places of worship and religiously based community centres that are vulnerable to attack was announced on 22 June.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL318 HL319 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:55:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

747335

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Corrosive Substances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent acid attacks on Muslims in England and what advice they have provided to the police in relation to these attacks.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Attacks on people involving acids or other corrosives are a serious matter that can result in huge distress and life changing injuries. We are working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead to better understand the nature and scale of these crimes. On 4 July we hosted a joint event bringing together a range of partners including police, retailers, health professionals, relevant departments and agencies to agree what further action can be taken to prevent these kinds of attacks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2017 13:48:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

747337

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether an acid attack would be classified as a terrorist attack.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The government has a longstanding and comprehensive strategic approach to tackling all forms of terrorism. It is for the police to decide whether an incident is terrorist in nature and ultimately for the independent Crown Prosecution Service to decide what charges are appropriate based on the facts of the case. Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2000 contains the definition of terrorism against which these decisions are made.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 12/07/2017 16:03:22 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

747339

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what advice they have given to the police in relation to attacks on people perceived to be Muslims and from ethnic minorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We condemn any attacks against people on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity. Where a crime is motivated by race or religion it will be treated as a hate crime and the perpetrator will receive a higher sentence. The police now record religiously based hate crimes by faith. The figures for hate crime in 16/17 will be published in October.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling hate crime and we have in place a comprehensive Hate Crime Action Plan to drive forward action against such crimes. The action plan includes additional funding for projects to tackle hate crime at local level and to protect places of worship from hate crime. A further £1M to protect places of worship and religiously based community centres that are vulnerable to attack was announced on 22 June.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL315 HL319 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:55:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

747341

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of an increase in the number of attacks on Muslims in the UK in 2017, whether additional resources have been directed towards preventing and responding to such attacks; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We condemn any attacks against people on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity. Where a crime is motivated by race or religion it will be treated as a hate crime and the perpetrator will receive a higher sentence. The police now record religiously based hate crimes by faith. The figures for hate crime in 16/17 will be published in October.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling hate crime and we have in place a comprehensive Hate Crime Action Plan to drive forward action against such crimes. The action plan includes additional funding for projects to tackle hate crime at local level and to protect places of worship from hate crime. A further £1M to protect places of worship and religiously based community centres that are vulnerable to attack was announced on 22 June.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL315 HL318 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:55:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

747369

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Teodoro Nguema
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what support they have offered to the French authorities in their action against Teodorin Obiang, Vice-President of Equatorial Guinea, in relation to allegations of embezzlement, corruption and extortion in that state.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>It is government policy to neither confirm nor deny the existence of a mutual legal assistance request.</p><p> </p><p>The UWO provisions in the Criminal Finances Act 2017 are not yet commenced. When commenced, we expect that operational agencies will consider their use in appropriate cases when investigating the assets of individuals held in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL335 HL336 question first answered 18/07/2017 11:23:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

747370

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Teodoro Nguema
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make early and extensive use of the new Unexplained Wealth Orders, in the light of the Obiang case in France in which the Vice-President of Equatorial Guineas is alleged to have committed embezzlement, corruption and extortion in that state.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>It is government policy to neither confirm nor deny the existence of a mutual legal assistance request.</p><p> </p><p>The UWO provisions in the Criminal Finances Act 2017 are not yet commenced. When commenced, we expect that operational agencies will consider their use in appropriate cases when investigating the assets of individuals held in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL334 HL336 question first answered 18/07/2017 11:23:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

747372

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Teodoro Nguema
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the investigation being conducted under the French judicial system that has identified 200 million euros worth of assets held in France belonging to Teodorin Obiang, the Vice-President of Equatorial Guinea, and allegedly acquired with embezzled funds; and what steps, if any, they are taking to ascertain whether Mr Obiang holds any such assets in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>It is government policy to neither confirm nor deny the existence of a mutual legal assistance request.</p><p> </p><p>The UWO provisions in the Criminal Finances Act 2017 are not yet commenced. When commenced, we expect that operational agencies will consider their use in appropriate cases when investigating the assets of individuals held in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL334 HL335 question first answered 18/07/2017 11:23:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

747377

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the numerical strength of the Border Force in Northern Ireland; and whether they have plans to increase that strength in the near future.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government has ensured that sufficient resources are available to ensure the security of the border is not compromised. Security of the border cannot be measured by numbers of staff. Border Force uses a sophisticated combination of experienced officers, intelligence, data, technology and partnership working. Border Force resources within Northern Ireland are reviewed on a regular basis as part of the wider Border Force business planning process which is led by the Director General of Border Force.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2017 13:48:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

747379

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the need for long-term support for victims of modern slavery in the UK, to assist in their recovery.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Potential victims of modern slavery in the UK are entitled to at least 45 days of support, and in the majority of cases support is provided for much longer than 45 days. This specialist support is provided to all potential victims who receive a positive ‘reasonable grounds’ decisions through a victim care contract with The Salvation Army.</p><p> </p><p>If an individual is then confirmed to be a victim they will receive support for a further 14 days. During this time support providers will work with the victim to implement a tailored plan on how they can move on safely to integrate into UK society or to return to their home country if it is safe for them to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The government is reviewing the support it provides to victims as part of wider reforms to the National Referral Mechanism.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/07/2017 15:32:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames